Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-15

shoaAa avoid second trial under all circumstan-
ceS. As things are now he may he pardoned;
second trial will bring out such additional evil
dence as will send him and his accomplices now I'm
jail To the g.lowS sure aud add perhaps dozen
more to the list. However, 1 am out of the game
and my friends, too
.-.- The N yA1cry Oi a ShOc.ROx.
A THEORY THAT THE BODY FOUND IN A SWAMP Is
THAT or CHICAGO ANARCHIST
A special from Wallingford, Conn.,, to the Phila-
delphia Press says: Last August headleSS and
ltmbless bcdy In slfOe-beN WAS found In swamp
near IaleSville. The authorities Were unable to
identity the remains, and the mystery remained
unSolyed Soon after a Satchel was discovered I'm
an Old well, and from its blood-stained condition
It was thought 10 have been USED TO hide some
parts OF body. Recently facts have been
brought to light that go TO show that the body
was that OF the man Who threw the bomb which
caused the Hay4narket massacre in Chicago. A
state official carefully examined the satchel and
found 1t was made la Chicago, and In pocket he
also found papers relating TO bomb-throwing
transactions The sbOe-bOX had also the word
Chicago written upon it i'm blue letters. This dc
setoilS theory that the remains In the shoe-boX
ana those that had been ia the satchel were those
OF the same person, that they came from Chicago
and that the body was that Of the anarchist VINO
really threw the Haymarket bomb and who had
been murdered by his brother conspirators to pre-
vent him from turning states evidence. Detec-
t1veS are busy both here and in Chicago trying 20
establish the truth OF the theory and sensational
developments are anxiously expected.
Lying DeSa0 On His Face
THE TRAGIC FATE OF PROMINENT CITIZEN OF DIES
MONIES, IOWA.
Early Sunday morning the body OF CAPTAIN
d. T.. Todd, commission merchant, was found IN
his commission store in Dies Moines. There was
some evidence OF struggle In the room, his CLOTH
Ing, watch, oyerShOeS and hat being scattered
about, but no bruises were discovered ON his BODY
except a slight abrasion OF the nose He was
found lying on his face in refrigerator room with
his hands (laSDfO around his hrDW clio tS Saf-
urated with chloroform over his mouth. He was
not In the habit OF going TO his store OF evenings
down to meet a man. but would not he gone long.
His family waited until , this morning, when. be
coming alarmed, his SONS We're sent for him The
store was 1ound in darkness and his body found as
stated There are strong indications that he was
murdered by some one slipping up behind him
with chlOrOfOrm bandages and that after he hal
been Stupefed, he was led to the refrigerator and
allowed TO fall on his face as found He was a
prominent and highly respected citizen a captain
and the theory OF suicide is generally dfsbelieve
The matter has created profound excitement.
Bavarian Princes Learning Trades.
From the Pail Mall Gazette
King Louis, OF Bavaria modelled his life as far
as possible on that OF Louis XIV, and his uncle,
the present regent, has not been above copying a
practice OF the SOveregns OF the line TO which the
grand mOnarque belonged. He recently decided
to have each OF his sons taught a trade. Prince
tufnery, and he Is serving his apprenticeship In
the workshop OF Joseph EndreS a well-known
Munich Turner. Prince Franz is Qualifying him
self to earn living as a house painter, while the
youngest OF the brothers, Prince Charles, has de-
clared for the more agreeable trade OF gardener.
COSTLY COMBAT OF Two OIL PRODUCERS.-JoSeph
Evans and Charles Lineman, two oil producers in
the Lima Pa) field, own adjoining leases OF oil
land. In violation OF their agreement that neither
would put down q well within 100 feet OF the line
between the leases, Lineman put up rig. and
then put up rig close against Linemans AID
and started the drill L1neman erected another
derrick plumb against Evans, and they have
been putting up alternate rigs ever since, until
now the novel sight OF ten Oil wells with the der.
rickS damned together as closely as they can be
put up, is presented to the crowds OF people who
flock TO witness the fight. AS that number, put
down In that way, will not yield any more oil
than one In the same area, and as each well costs
be costly one. Neither party win give ia. and IL
Is supposed that the contest will not end until the
end OF the lease line is reached, il the end OF the
owners pockets Is not reached before.
CITY FOR SALE.-Garden City, l. l., is to be
sold the 1900 acres with the exception OF the
Pauls school and the water works, is to be mapped
out and sold In lots The conditions OF Mrs. Stew
be sold in order that the egatees shall receive their
share.
FRIGHrPUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.-Jacob Jacob
son, well-tOdO Dane. nifty years old who has for
the past sixteen years been foreman OF a harness
shop In Omaha, Neb., created something OF SEN
satfon Saturday afternoon by tying a bed cord
about his baby boys throat and choking him 10
death In his crib and then hanging himself In the
cellar OF his home. When Mrs. jacobson, who was
shopping, returned to the house, the shock was SO
great that her reason was dethroned and her re
to his house for seven weeks by a varicose vein I'm
one OF his legs and the pain and worry had
affected his mind.
DISORDERS IN IRELAND.-At midnight on Satur.
day gangs OF Orangemen and Catholics pelted one
another with stones on the Falls road, In Belfast
They were dispersed by police. One man was
stabbed and some policemen were bruised. The
meeting announced TO be held at Youghal sunday
and proclaimed by the government was held at
Terry Point, Waterford. Mr.. Tanner spoke The
crowd burned copies OF the proclamation, amid
cheers and grOanS. After the meeting the crowd
returned to Youghal, and had some encounters
with the police.
CHICAGO's SOCIALISTS AND ANARCHIsTs.-In the
regular sunday meeting OF socialists In Chicago
this week one OF the speakers named Heman de
Mr. Peterson declared trades unions and strikes
failures. The cry OF the wOrk1ngman, he SAID
should be "Henry George and free land" Social
ism would not do because so few understand what
1t meant At this point MIS-. Parsons, who was
present. demanded, "What does socialism mean
and defended anarchism as simply an extreme Of
socialism. She called upon the lab0rtng man TO be
prepared to enforce his rights, whether it be oy
fnterposed that there were detectives in the hall
and that reporters were present ready to serve as
states evidence.
Two BOYS LOSE THEIR LIVES TRYING 10 RESCUE
THRD.-The N. Y. Sun OF yesterday says: Three
Garden City cathedral choir boys were drowned In
Garden City lake yesterday, After service q num-
Der OF the choristers went for walk. The organ
Isl, MIR. w. H. WOOdcOck, had warned them to Keep
on the ice, but when the lake was reached Eugene
Gretsinger threw q stick out on the ice and ran
after it and broke In. Harry McT1ghe and VIM.
Feed went to help him. and also broke In. All
three were drowned before assistance could be got
Watchman Reilly and Carpenter Mclean built q
raft and recovered the bodies. The boys all lived
In Brooklyn, and went TO Garden City every sun
day to sing. Eugene Gretanger was IL years old |
and lived at IS North oxford street. Harry Nc |
Tighe was III years old and lived at 396 ClermOnt |
avenue, and VIM Teed was Ii years old and lived
at At Myrtle avenue.
HANLAN WILL Row BEACH IN THE Fabian